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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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or last-known place of abode or business, and if served by registered post shall be deemed to be served at the time when it would be delivered at its address in the ordinary course of registered post.
(3) Immediately upon service of a warrant as aforesaid the motor-vehicle or equipment to which it relates shall be deemed to have been impressed, and thereupon the registered owner or holder, and also any person in whose possession such motor-vehicle or equipment shall be and who has knowledge of the said warrant, shall hold such motor-vehicle or equipment unconditionally at the disposal of the Impression Officer issuing the warrant.
REGULATION 6.—PARTICULARS TO BE SUPPLIED BY OWNER.
(1) Every warrant served in accordance with the last preceding regulation shall be accompanied by a copy of the form designated M.V.I.-2 in the First Schedule hereto.
(2) The said form M.V.I.-2 shall be accurately and fully completed and signed by the registered owner or holder, and verified by him by declaration made before a person qualified as appearing in the said form.
(3) In the said form M.V.I.-2 the registered owner or holder shall furnish full particulars of the motor-vehicle or equipment impressed and of any liens, encumbrances, or leases to which it is subject, or of any agreement of hire-purchase under which he is in possession thereof, and of all equipment and tools belonging to the same (if a motor-vehicle).
(4) The registered owner shall cause the said form M.V.I.-2, completed and verified as aforesaid, to be delivered at the place named in the warrant, together with the motor-vehicle or equipment to which it relates, as hereinafter provided.
REGULATION 7.—DELIVERY PURSUANT TO WARRANT OF IMPRESSMENT.
(1) Every person shall upon service of a warrant of impressment upon him cause the motor-vehicle or equipment to which it relates to be delivered (together with the form M.V.I.-2 completed and verified as aforesaid) at the place named in such warrant on the day and at the time specified therein.
(2) The registered owner and any person in possession of an impressed motor-vehicle or impressed equipment, and any person or persons to whom the duty of making delivery thereof has been entrusted, who knowingly fails to deliver such motor-vehicle or equipment or to cause the same to be delivered at the place named in the warrant on or before the day named therein commits an offence against these regulations.
(3) It shall be a defence to a person charged with a breach of this regulation if he proves that the failure with which he is charged was due to causes beyond his control.
(4) A motor-vehicle shall not be deemed to have been delivered within the meaning of this regulation unless it is delivered as a complete unit, in so far as it was a complete unit at the time of impressment, accompanied by all essential equipment, accessories, tools, and fittings belonging thereto, including spare parts, spare tires, sideboards, tailboards, nets, tarpaulins or other waterproof covers. •
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Motor Vehicles Impressment Emergency Regulations 1939
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration4 September 1939
Emergency Regulations, Motor Vehicles, Impressment, Public Safety, Armed Services, Encumbrancer, Equipment, Holder, Registered Owner